Bribery – Where ESG Risk and Externality Collide

11/11/22 • 19 min

Glencore admitted to bribery in five African countries between 2011 and 2016. A £276 million payment ordered by a UK court highlights the financial risks of bribery. We take a look at the company’s broader ESG risks and how its operations create positive and negative externalities. And then, with COP27 in full swing, we walk through how climate change could affect the insurance industry.
Host: Bentley Kaplan, MSCI ESG Research
Guests: Sam Block & Cody Dong, MSCI ESG Research

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Sustainability Now - Bribery – Where ESG Risk and Externality Collide

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ESG Now

“Bribery – Where ESG Risk and Externality Collide”

November 11, 2022

Bentley Kaplan:

Hello and welcome to the weekly edition of ESG Now, the show that explores how the environment, our society and corporate governance affects and are affected by our economy. I'm Bentley Kaplan, your host for this episode. On today's show, we are going to cover two stories. First, we're going to talk to Sa